{"product_id":"9781786587534","title":"Murder Bimbo : A gloriously deranged, stylish, debut literary thriller: 'Flays the political moment' Torrey Peters","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Novack, Rebecca | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 10\/02\/2026 by Bonnier Books UK (Manilla Press) \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e248 x 165mm | 480g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;**A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;STYLIST\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;LIT HUB\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;DEBUTIFUL\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;SHEREADS\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;; \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;BUSTLE\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;**\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Flays the political moment. At all levels, it is a blast Torrey Peters, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Detransition, Baby\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;Brimming with acidic humour . . . perfect for fans of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;A Certain Hunger \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Boy Parts\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Murder Bimbo is \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;surely going to be the book everyone is talking about in 2026 Jessie Elland, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Ladie Upstairs\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Im a 32-year-old sex worker who just killed a politician. Please, please, please turn me into a feminist anti-hero . . .\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;A 32-year-old sex worker has just killed extremist political hopeful Meat Neck. Holed up in an off-the-grid cabin in the woods, she now has only two days, her wits and a high-speed internet connection to save her own life.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Her best bet is to reach out to the wildly popular feminist investigative podcast \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Justice for Bimbos\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;. In a hastily-typed series of emails, the newly-minted Murder Bimbo explains how she was recruited and then trained by a cabal of code-named US agents to take out Meat Neck.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;But, when she starts a new set of emails, this time addressed to her ex-girlfriend, we begin to realize that Murder Bimbo might not be the unsuspecting cog she claims to be.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In a time where truth is more flexible than ever before - who really is Murder Bimbo? And what will she do next?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Introducing an unforgettable character for our times: hyper-articulate, totally untrustworthy, politically murky, charmingly petty, and wholly egotistical - this is . . . MURDER BIMBO.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Murder Bimbo\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; is \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Gone Girl \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;for the Luigi Mangione era, and Rebecca Novack is one of our funniest and most acerbic new writers Catherine Lacey, author of \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Biography of X\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Fun, layered, and loaded with wit. \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Murder Bimbo\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; is a romp through the American political landscape, infused with a propulsive plot and a voice that shouts right from the page. Impossible to put down Jodie Matthews, author of \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Meet Me at the Surface\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;I devoured this sharp and acidic romp of a thriller, with its deliciously dark and unreliable narrator. Intriguing, compelling, beguiling - I was completely at the mercy of our slippery heroine, and loved every minute of it. Gloriously, riotously unhinged Emma van Straaten, author of \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;This Immaculate Body\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;What a ride! A self-mythologizing, feminist heroine for our awful age, a political assassination, and lesbian longing - I did not want this bloody clever and acerbic novel to end Charlotte Vassell, author of \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Other Half\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Refreshing, raw and radically funny Christine Anne Foley, Kate OBrien Award shortlisted author of \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Bodies\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56684745097591,"sku":"9781786587534","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781786587534","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}